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Jimmy Nelson. Country: United Kingdom Birth: Jimmy Nelson , born in , embarked on a transformative journey across Tibet at age 17, captured by English National Geographic. He became a photojournalist, covering war zones and producing "Literary Portraits of China" for Shell Oil. James Philip Nelson, born in in Sevenoaks, Kent, led a diverse childhood marked by travels across Africa, Asia, and South America alongside his father, a geologist for International Shell.

At 16, he developed Alopecia totalis, triggered by stress and malaria medication. A year later, he embarked on a two-year trek across Tibet, capturing the journey with a small camera. Upon his return, his images were published by English National Geographic. Subsequently, Nelson ventured into photojournalism, documenting war zones and later commissioned by Shell Oil for Literary Portraits of China.

Transitioning to commercial advertising in , he continued to document remote cultures. In , Nelson embarked on his second book, Before they Pass Away , a three-year endeavor photographing over 35 indigenous tribes worldwide.